GRE Word List
PANACEA
a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all
The meaning of the word panacea is a remedy for all ills or difficulties : cure-all.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| culvert | a transverse drain |
| exiguous | excessively scanty : inadequate |
| commemorative | intended as a commemoration |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| acrimonious | angry and bitter : caustic, biting, or rancorous especially in feeling, language, or manner |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| enliven | to give life, action, or spirit to : animate |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |